a scramble to get much needed aid in yemen but as it arrives in the main port city there's more fighting despite a cease fire deal. hello i'm the star and this is al jazeera live from also coming up. to president trump donald trump's former lawyer insists the president knew it was wrong to make money payments during the election campaign. stepping down because prime minister mahinda rajapaksa is resigning just weeks after his appointment which led to a political crisis. taking its case to the u.n. serbia seeks an imagine seeing meeting after a controversial vote in kosovo is parliament but it says could lead to an intervention. there are reports of fighting on the outskirts of her data just a day off to yemen's warring factions agreed to a ceasefire in the port city earlier aid agencies took advantage of the truce to distribute desperately needed food and humanitarian supplies more than three thousand apostles were sent to have data the ceasefire was agreed between who the rebels and the yemeni government at un backed talks in sweden on thursday. in the presence of our delegation in swed

reports of sporadic fighting after the first day of a cease fire and yemen's port city of her data. and our intelligence is al-jazeera live from london also coming up sentencing is delayed on donald trump's former national security adviser after his fiercely criticized by the judge. foreign ministers from russia iran and turkey agreed to accelerate their efforts for a political solution in syria. we are trying to approach machine controversy in d.r. see is people going to know how to use them and the election could be rigged to. play we begin in yemen where a un brokered cease fire is largely holding the key port city of her data despite some sporadic fighting approaches news agency is reporting four large blasts have been heard but it's not clear which side is responsible or the location of the blasts earlier hoofy rebels said one civilian had been killed in a district by coalition forces while they said three civilians and been killed by hoofy shelling into a to district yemen's warring sides agree to a truce for her data that peace talks held in sweden last week marijan drew repo

city of per day that is going to go to the central bank that is located in the city and then dispersed equally everywhere and so they were kind of giving some sort of autonomy to the local people there to kind of run and manage the port the way that it was run before two thousand and fourteen when it comes to the sides that are involved in this conflict they would have control of some parts of the port city of today that and then they would lose it the other day so the dynamics are continuously shifting there i think that although we are witnessing clashes there it's really important to keep in mind that these parties are going to have to come together again in january and we're also going to keep talking about the port of today because again it's the only way that humanitarian aid goes into the majority of yemenis so the subject of protecting does not going to go anywhere but it is important again and this is where you go to the u.n. resolution that's going to important pieces that were mentioned and this in this document that they just signed in sweden that says hey you know what the

brokered cease fire yemen's port city of the data saudi and u.a.e. but government forces and who fighters blamed each other for violations on the first day of the troops on tuesday. at chicago's arch bishop has apologized for the catholic church's failure to address accusations of child sex abuse by its clergy latest revelations of a cover up involved five hundred priests in the u.s. state of illinois over seven decades. now an official from electoral commission of the democratic republic of congo says sunday's elections might be delayed due to technical difficulties earlier police fired tear gas at supporters of opposition presidential candidate martin for unit in the capital kinshasa the violence came after a ban by the city's governor of all political gatherings conference ojt report. a stage. charged opposition supporters dancing singing and exuding confidence that this will be. fully packed by the time they leave. the presidential candidate could not get. along with the police blocked the road his convoy and support his who had accompanied him w

reports of sporadic fighting after the first day of a ceasefire in yemen's port city of how data. nor intend of sound jazeera live from london also coming up sentencing is delayed on donald trump's former national security adviser after his face he criticized by the judge. foreign ministers from russia iran and turkey agree to accelerate their efforts for a political solution in syria. electronic voting machine controversy and d.r. c. fears the people won't know how to use them and the election could be raped. and begin in yemen where a un brokered cease fire is largely holding the key port city of her data despite some reports of sporadic fighting hoofy rebels say one civilian has been killed in a shop district by coalition forces themselves say three civilians have been killed by hoofy shelling into hate a district yemen's warring sides agreed to a truce for her date at peace talks held in sweden last week when a judge and reports. as the ceasefire officially began on tuesday night sporadic fighting was reported to have continued for a time in and around the besieged port city o

reports of sporadic fighting but the ceasefire in yemen's port city of her data seems to be holding. live from london also coming up for misses from russia iran and turkey reach accelerate their efforts for a political solution in syria. press excessive to joseph kabila report from the democratic republic of congo on campaigning that a long awaited election. and one of the world's most successful football managers is fired one of the world's biggest comes. sacked by manchester united. and begin in yemen where a un brokered cease fire is largely holding for the key port city of data despite some reports of sporadic fighting and he rebels say one civilian has been killed by coalition forces and district well coalition forces say three civilians have been killed by hoofy shining in today to district yemen's warring sides agree to a truce for her data peace talks held in sweden last week. reports. as the ceasefire officially began on tuesday night sporadic fighting was reported to have continued for a time in and around the besieged port city of data as the hours passed the situation app

agrees to play a leading role in the port city of new data. tensions are high in the occupied territories after israeli raids in palestinian attacks. sri lanka supreme court rules it was unconstitutional for the president dissolved parliament. and i'm fina how much with all the sporting coding days after the call play better doris trophy goes to brazil's pac and win the next best thing in the comp us with america in the final. ok let's get going here on the news our breaking news perhaps the most significant breakthrough in ending the four year long conflict in yemen un backed talks in sweden have ended with a number of agreements today the secretary general of the un on twenty good terrace says there's now a clear route to ending the war tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions more are now on the brink of famine. thank you average then agreement on the day the port city which will see will really prime month of forces from the port and the since the and the establishment of a guard order it a governor it wide cease fires the

with reports of sporadic fighting after the first day of a cease fire and yemen's port city if the data. sentencing is delayed on donald trump's former national security adviser after his face he criticized by the judge . foreign ministers from russia iran and turkey agree to accelerate their efforts for political solution in syria the. machine controversy in d.r. see people would know how to use them and the election could be rigged. and i'm pitas them as with all your sports chosen marine units sacked by manchester united the portuguese parts ways with the english giants of the bay will start to a season in twenty eight. will begin in yemen where a un record ceasefire is largely holding the key port city of data despite some reports of sporadic fighting the rebels say one civilian has been killed in a district by coalition forces who say three civilians have been killed by whose shelling into hate a district yemen's warring sides agreed to a truce for how data peace talks held in sweden last week by mage of june reports. as the ceasefire officially began on tuesday night sporadic figh

a ceasefire has begun in yemen's port city of her data. under threat after weekend violence. this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. this house has no confidence in the prime minister the u.k.'s opposition leader tables a motion of no confidence and to resume as she says there will be a parliamentary vote on her present deal in january. the us says it's warplanes have killed more than sixty al shabaab fighters in somalia. and a day in custody of u.s. border patrol is better than life back at home the grim story of a central american asylum seeker. begin in yemen where a un backed cease fire has come into effect for the strategic port city of her data it follows a weekend of violence where at least twelve people died and twenty five others were injured who the rebels and saudi backed government forces have been fighting in the south and east of the rebel held city since saturday tuesday's cease fire was agreed after a breakthrough in peace talks in sweden last week under the deal international monitors will be deployed in her data and all armed forces must pull bac

a scramble to get much needed aid into yemen but as it arrives in the main port city there's more fighting despite a cease fire deal. hello i'm adrian for again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. i'm done being loyal to president trump donald trump's former lawyer insists the president knew it was wrong to make hush money payments during the election campaign. stepping down sri lanka's prime minister mahinda rajapaksa is resigning just weeks after his appointment which led to a political crisis. and taking its case to the u.n. seeks an emergency meeting after a controversial vote in kosovo as parliament which it says could lead to an armed intervention. the reports of fighting on the outskirts of hard data just a day after game and warring factions agreed to a ceasefire in the port city earlier aid agencies took advantage of the truce to distribute desperately needed food and supplies more than three thousand passengers were sent to the data both the rebels and the yemeni government reached the truce during talks in sweden on thursday. you know at about an hour the presence

warring parties in yemen are accusing each other of breaching a fragile cease fire in the port city of a day the choose day was the first day of the truce there were four explosions in and around the city it's not clear who was behind the blas. forte's. pictures emerging from her data on tuesday show a relative calm at her points documents were requested before people were allowed to pass in some areas streets were largely empty in others the traffic slowed in the meantime and we are optimistic about the ceasefire decision but who is implementing the resolution brokered by the united nations who is implementing the decisions taken during the suite in negotiations the saudi aggression did not implement any of the decisions made in sweden yemenis are suffering what the u.n. calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis where millions are facing starvation. aid workers say the situation remains desperate around her data the main gate way for eighty percent of much needed food and humanitarian aid in sweden last week representatives from the who the movement and the saudi u.a.e. backed gover

on tuesday and yemen's warring parties agree to a cease fire in the red sea port city of the data but will it bring relief to the hundreds of thousands of yemenis on the brink of starvation. i break off it's good to have you with us britain's prime minister to reason may is in brussels seeking help yet again all because of brics a day after facing down a leadership challenge at home to resume a is hoping to get reassurances about aspects of the breaks it deal that have split her party and polarized britain's parliament but the other twenty seven member nations of the european union they have agreed they can offer warm words and support but no renegotiation of the withdrawal deal itself. theresa may needs help selling for exit deal at home and right upon arrival at the summit european leaders seem eager to offer support to say i just said i think i'm ready to help. we're ready to have ice agreed to suspect from the way she's doing this the tenacity rather than i do is delia's she really has reason to your question i really admire and meanwhile the british prime minister is facing an im

or now to yemen where a ceasefire in the port city of her data is jew should begin on choose say the truce was agreed as part of a un deal which put an end to the fighting between pro-government forces and who see rebels a vital port city has seen sporadic clashes and gunfire since friday after the deal which between the warring sides in sweden on thursday. pro-government forces have not said whether they'll abide by the cease fire date but the who sees have told out zero they want it again. and the marks are complete. that it will be the eighteenth of this month it will be the start of the cease fire in the state of what we do know that right now on the ground there is an escalation of fighting there are airstrikes there were tons of them yesterday which means they are not dealing positively with this agreement. meanwhile the u.n. secretary general has warned that much worse lies in store for yemen unless its warring sides reach a full scale peace deal he said the number of people in need of aid will continue to rise if there is no end to this conflict the declaration of feminin is

in yemen the port city of how data is reportedly hit by an aerial bombardment days after u.n. brokered truce was reached as a new report says the number of those killed in the conflict has been grossly underestimated. and four people killed a dozen injured invited attack when a gunman opened fire in a crowded christmas market the suspect was later killed by police. the latest developments and i look back at the last seven days you're watching the weekly here on r.t. and still with me. welcome to the program. the b.b.c. has told our team it was reasonable for its news team to hunt for any connection between russia and the l. of s. protestors in france after one of its reporters said her editors were quote demanding blood over the issue peter oliver investigates over the last five weeks we've seen france engulfed by violence as people come out on to the streets to say they simply can't afford to live on the french president's money well michael i. but there's also a standard trope that's being rolled out all of the problems here in france taxes people's character really managed

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welcome to the program a un brokered ceasefire in yemen's key port city of the data has largely been holding but there have been reports of sporadic fighting throughout the day yemen's warring sides agree to a truce a peace talks held in sweden last week. and reports. as the cease fire officially began on tuesday night sporadic fighting was reported to have continued for a time in and around the besieged port city of data as the hours passed the situation appeared to become calmer but it remains fragile some worry that could block much needed aid from getting in this is one of the problem of the. agreement because it has. the flow of human he did it with. allow food then. even though. i have said before that if i but isn't over. is coming today that. yemen is suffering what the u.n. calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis aid workers say the situation around her they remains desperate. indication to get access to care to see key. data in. the city for example. for data. access to care. from. which is almost. in sweden last week representatives from the who the movement and the sa

you have reached an agreement on the day the port city which will see a move to really point of forces from the port and the says the and the establishment of a girl no date a governorate wide ceasefires. the u.n. will play a leading role in the ports and these will facilitate humanitarian access in the floorboards to the civilian population and it will improve the living conditions for millions of yemenis and as you just heard there the deal centers on two cities that have seen some of the worst violence a cease fire has been announced in the crucial port city of who data the u.n. says it will eventually take some level of control there there's also been a mutual understanding on deescalation in the southern city of tire eased follows a prisoner exchange deal and an agreement to meet again at the end of next month we also heard from the un special envoy to yemen martin griffiths i don't think it would be right to give you a specific outline of the kind of things we would like to see on the port but it's clear that it's public knowledge that the starting point on the airport is opening

or the two sides in yemen's civil war they've agreed to a ceasefire in the port city of data at un sponsored peace talks in sweden today u.n. secretary general antonio good denis shook hands on the deal with yemen's foreign minister and they talked to the rebel leader this round of talks so the establishment of humanitarian corridors and deployment of neutral forces in yemen the next round of talks it's scheduled for january the city of a date which is on the red sea is a vital interest point for humanitarian aid which is needed by millions of yemenis it has seen some of the worst fighting in this work which began four years ago. well joining me now is liza grundy she is president humanitarian coordinator for the united nations also responsible for the republic of yemen in sanaa is run it's good to have you back on the show we know that united nations secretary general antonio guterres he's announced a cease fire and has been agreed to for the port city of had data how surprised are you at what appears to be sudden progress after four years of war were very relieved that the fire has been ag

city. aid agencies took advantage of the truce to distribute desperately needed food and humanitarian supplies more than three thousand possibles were sent to have data the cease fire was agreed between who's the rebels and the yemeni government at un back to talks in sweden on thursday. about american prisons about delegation in sweden is very important and we've sent a message to the world that we're with peace and we want to achieve peace the talks are successful and put on the right path to peace and to improve the humanitarian situation the human tragedy in yemen is unprecedented the un special envoy on yemen mohsin griffiths says it's a daunting task to end the four year war he was briefing the security council on the progress made in the talks in sweden our diplomatic editor james bay is reports from the u.n. in new york. the day are after an interim peace deal in yemen the u.n. negotiator at the talks warned the security council there was still a long and difficult road ahead mr pre

there are ports of more explosions on the second day of a un brokered cease fire and yemen's port city of the data saudi and u.a.e. backed government forces two thousand fighters blamed each other violations on the first day of the truce on tuesday. and chicago's archbishop has apologized for the catholic church's failure to address accusations of child sex abuse by its clergy the latest revelations of a cover up involved five hundred clergy in the u.s. state of illinois over seventeen years. now an official from the actual commission in the democratic republic of congo says sunday's elections might be delayed due to technical difficulties earlier police fired tear gas at supporters of the opposition presidential candidate martin for unity in the capital kinshasa the violence came after a ban by the city's government on all political gather. and it's. a stage all. charged opposition supporters dancing singing and exuding confidence that this will be. fully packed by the time they leave. the presidential candidate could not get. closer to the police blocked the road his convoy and suppo

you have reached an agreement or no they the port city which will see a move to really point of forces from the port and the says the and the establishment of a girl no date a governorate wide ceasefire the un will play a leading role in the ports and this will facilitate humanitarian access in the floorboards to the civilian population and it will improve the living conditions for millions of yemenis the talks in the swedish castle had lasted seven days some of the language in the deal they produce seems vague and there are many details still to be resolved trust between the two sides is clearly lacking both made it clear that they don't e abide by the deal if their opponents did too. oh that we can look at two agreements signed serious effort has been taken firstly the release of prisoners and those that have been forcibly abducted and the other agreement is they had a good agreement but these are virtual agreements we are assuming that the other party will withdraw and will release the prisoners. while we are ready to implement the peace agreement and give the u.n. a logistical role

in yemen the port city of her day dies reportedly hit by an aerial bombardment days after a un broke the truce was reached it comes as a new report says the number of those killed in the conflict has been grossly underestimated. oh it'll look a little bit. and in the stories that shake the week to gas and violence logs the fifth consecutive weekend of yellow vest protests in paris the french president had called on demonstrators not to take to the streets after a terror attack in strasbourg. told people were killed and a dozen injured in the time when a gunman opened fire on a crowded christmas market the suspect was later killed by police. the latest developments on a look back of the last seven days you're watching the weekly here on alt international with me. welcome to the program. clashes have erupted in the belgium capital today after more than five thousand demonstrators gathered for an anti migrant protest. was. was. thank. you he i think. protesters tried to enter key in building as police used water cannon and take us to post them back the demonstration comes in the same bo

city awful good at u.n. sponsored peace talks in sweden the warring parties agreed to establish a humanitarian corridor and the. deployment of nuclear forces the next round of talks i should do for january the city looking at it on the red sea it's vitally affect millions of yemenis dependent on humanitarian aid. has seen some of the worst fighting in the country civil war which began four years ago. well the conflict has pushed yemen to the brink of famine malnutrition is widespread aid agencies have described the crisis is entirely manmade we'll have more on the outcome of the speech talks in sweden but first this report. cries of pain like this are commonplace in yemen. two million children under five a severely malnourished. and. what have these children that they have to suffer so much we're all suffering life is tough here disease spreading children are starving including those who are at school. and in the days four hundred thousand children in yemen will die if they don't get urgent medical care hosp

agrees to play a lead role in the port city of data. in washington the u.s. senate debates ending support for the saudi u.a.e. coalition in yemen. a sudden rise in violence in the occupied west bank after israeli raids and palestinian attacks plus. the best arrangement tragedy for both the u.k. and see us to agree a deal and get this deal over the line to recently holds large stitch talks with the e.u. leaders to rescue her troubled briggs a plan. a we begin this news hour with what could be a breakthrough in ending the four year long war in yemen u.n. back talks in sweden between representatives from the two sides have agreed on some of the most pressing issues tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions more are on the brink of famine the u.n. secretary general antonio good ted h. says there is now a clear route to ending the conflict you have reached an agreement on the day the port city which will see a move will really prime months of forces from the port and the system. and the establishment of a girl in order that the governorate wide cea

says it plans to deploy forces to the yemeni port city of a day there to ensure both sides honor a cease fire agreement warring parties are accusing each other of breaching the

explosions have been reported in the yemeni port city of a day there for a second day despite a u.n. mediated ceasefire the who these are the saudi led coalition have blamed each other for violations on the first day of the truce on tuesday a breakdown of the agreement that was reached at talks in sweden last week could lead to humanitarian operations being suspended around the vital port city the british government has set out its biggest reform of immigration policy for more than forty years as it prepares for a post relationship with the rest of the world the cap on the number of skilled immigrant workers is being scrapped and unskilled laborers will still be granted temporary visas but the government has the first plans for a controversial salary threshold on skilled immigrants and the plans have had a mixed reception paul brennan reports. the issue of immigration has been at the heart of the whole debate with the european union's freedom of movement rules limiting the u.k. government's ability to pick and choose who can enter the u.k. the government's dilemma post bracks it is h

we have reached an agreement on the day the port and city which will see a move will really poignant of forces from the port and the says the and the establishment of a gun ordered a governor it wide cease fires. the un will play a leading role in the ports and these will facilitate the many turning excess of the floor routes to the civilian population and it will improve the living conditions for millions of yemenis the talks in the swedish castle had lasted seven days some of the language in the deal they produce seems vague and there are many details still to be resolved trust between the two sides is clearly lacking both made it clear that they don't need abide by the deal if there are opponents to to. oh that we can look at two agreements signed serious effort has been taken firstly the release of prisoners and those that have been forcibly abducted and the other agreement is they had a good agreement but these are virtual agreements we are assuming that the other party will withdraw and will release the prisoners. that you want we are ready to implement the peace agreement and

approves observers to monitor a fragile cease fire around the yemeni port city of new data. by bought out on the streets again hungary and protest after a so-called slave law comes into force. violence in a town split between ethiopia and kenya we report on what's fueling the crisis. the u.s. federal government is just hours away from a partial shutdown after president from refused to back down on funding for his border war with mexico now he's demanding nearly six billion dollars to build the barrier a draft spending bill passed by the house of representatives on thursday allocated the funds for it but it is expected to be rejected in the senate if no deal is reached parts of the u.s. government will begin to close at midnight eastern time on friday that's five hours g.m.t. on saturday morning order security. and the republicans in the senate as you know are taking it up today and it's really up to the democrats totally up to the democrats as to whether or not we have a shutdown. it's possible that we'll have a shutdown i would say the chances are probably very good because

city which will see a move will really prime months of forces from the port and the since the and the establishment of a girl no date of governorate wide ceasefires. the u.n. leading role in the ports and this will facilitate humanitarian access of the floor routes to the civilian population and it will improve the living conditions for millions of yemenis so as you just heard the deal centers on two cities that have seen some of the worst violence a cease fire has been announced in the crucial port city of her day there the u.n. says it will eventually take some level of control there has also been what they're calling a mutual understanding to ease the fighting in the southern city of tire is that follows a prisoner exchange deal and an agreement to meet again at the end of january a u.n. special envoy to yemen martin griffiths says he's hopeful about an agreement on the reopening of santa airport i don't think it would be right to give you a specific line of the kind of things we would like to see on the port but it's clear that it's public knowledge that the starting point on the

held capital sana'a and then on words to her data port city is a key gateway for aid and food imports me baka has worn the story. arriving in aden the head of a united nations monitoring mission patrick is a retired dutch general with experience of some of the world's worst conflicts the t r c sri lanka and cambodia other members of the un team touched down in yemen's capital sanaa the group will be heading to the strategic port city of the day where they're tasked with monitoring a fragile cease fire and overseeing the vital reopening of the ports a gateway for food and aid supplies into a country where millions of people are in desperate need of both. the general for sure has an expertise in this domain and we know that he will meet with the other side very soon after that god willing the mission of the observers and head data will start. in her day her life is returning to the city streets the ceasefire between saudi u.a.e. backed government forces and hooty rebels is seen as the first significant breakthrough in peace efforts since the war started in twenty fourteen and. we look f

in yemen the port city of the data is reportedly hit by an aerial bombardment days off the un brokered truce this week comes as a new report says the number of those killed in the conflict has been grossly underestimated. oh. and in the stories that shaped the week to gas and violence small speed consecutive weekend of yellow bus protests in paris french president had called on the demonstrators not to take to the streets off the terror attack in strasbourg. people were killed on a dozen injured in that attack when a gunman opened fire on a crowded christmas market the suspect was they to killed by police. the latest developments and a look back at the last seven. days you're watching the weekly hair not international with minute aerate into welcome to the program. clashes have erupted in the belgium capital today after more than five thousand demonstrators gathered fine until i think the test. was taking was thank you. i. i. i i. he i i protesters tried to enter key eve buildings police used water cannons whole cast a pistol by honest racial kinds in the same week and signed up to a u

hello a un brokered cease fire in yemen's key port city of her day that has been largely holding but there have been reports of sporadic fighting throughout the day yemen's warring sides agree to a truce that peace talks held in sweden last week homage to reports. as the ceasefire officially began on tuesday night sporadic fighting was reported to have continued for a time in and around the besieged port city of data as the hours passed the situation appeared to become calmer but it remains fragile some worry that could block much needed aid from getting in this is one of the problem of this we didn't . agreement because it has. the flow of human he did it with the security situation and. to be honest they should have actually. allow food and medicine. into a video oh the. united nation has said before that it defied but isn't over a dead end. is coming today that. yemen is suffering what the u.n. calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis aid workers say the situation around her they do remains desperate. imitation to get access to care to see key. data in. two cities for example.

city on friday despite a ceasefire agreed by the rivals during last week's talks in sweden the port is the gateway for most food and aid into yemen the truce is now expected to go into force on tuesday i'm aren't. sure that it will be the eighteenth of this month it will be the start of the ceasefire in the strict of data we do know that right now on the ground there is an escalation of fighting there are air strikes there were tons of them yesterday which means they are not dealing positively with this agreement. the e.u. has warned turkey against taking any further military action in syria turkish president richard type one has threatened to enter the northern city of man bitch if the u.s. doesn't remove kurdish fighters turkey considers them terrorists but they part of the u.s. in the fight against isis e.u. foreign policy to federica more very many said turkey should not undermine the u.s. led coalition against isis. also in syria at least four people have been killed by a car bomb that went off at a market in the city of afrin turkey backed rebels seized the city from kurdish f

warring factions agreed to a cease fire in the port city aid agencies took advantage of the trees to distribute desperately needed food and humanitarian supplies more than three thousand parcels were sent to head data the cease fire was agreed between two of the rebels and the yemeni government at un back to talks in sweden on thursday. and prisons about delegation in sweden was very important and we've sent a message to the world that we're with peace and we want to achieve peace the talks are successful and put on the right path to peace and to improve the humanitarian situation the human tragedy in yemen is unprecedented. the un special envoy in yemen martin griffiths says it's still a daunting task to end the four year war he was briefing the security council on the progress made in the talks and sweden our diplomatic editor james bay is reports from the united nations in new york. the day off to an interim peace deal in yemen the u.n. negotiator at the talks warned the security council there was still a long and difficult road ahead mr president i also have before you today with

city of her data. who the rebels and saudi backed government forces have been fighting south and east of her data throughout saturday night and into sunday afternoon a un brokered cease fire deal comes into effect on choose day a day to process as about seventy percent of the country's food aid and other imports marks a part of the day it will be the youth of this month it will be the start of the ceasefire the student of what we do know that right now on the ground there is an escalation of fighting there are strikes there were tens of them yesterday which means they are not dealing positively with this agreement. and the u.n. secretary general has warns that much worse lies in store for yemen unless its warring sides reach a peace deal he said the number of people needing aid will continue to rise if there's no end to the conflict. declaration of fermion is a technical declaration that relates to a number of indicators. and sometimes people think that the fact of feminism not that it doesn't means th

brokered cease fire is largely holding in yemen's port city of data despite some reports of sporadic fighting rebels say one civilian has been killed in district by coalition forces themselves say three civilians have been killed by who see shelling into district yemen's warring sides agreed to a truce for peace talks held in sweden last week. of course. as the ceasefire officially began on tuesday night sporadic fighting was reported to have continued for a time in and around the besieged port city of data as the hours passed the situation appeared to become calmer but it remains fragile some worry that could block much needed aid from getting in this is one of the problem of the. agreement because it has actually to the flow of humanitarian aid with the security as it was and. to be honest actually. allow food and medicine first come into into even though oh the in control because i. have said before that if i but isn't over many dead an aid coming to yemen is coming today that. yemen is suffering what the u.n. calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis aide workers say the situat

in yemen the port city of headache or simply hit by an air strike days after un broken truth was declared it comes as a new report says the number of those killed in the conflict has been grossly underestimated and in the stories that shaped the week. for people like killed a dozen injured after a gunman opens fire on a crowded christmas balkans in the french city of strasbourg the suspect was later killed by the. latest developments and a look back at the last seven days one. the weekly here are a lot international with role and welcome to the program. the b.b.c. has told r.t. was a reasonable for its time to hunt for any connection between russia and the yellow vest protestors in france after one of its reporters said her editors were quote demanding blood over the issue peter oliver investigates over the last five weeks we've seen france engulfed by violence as people come out on to the streets to say they simply can't afford to live on the french president's money well michael i think. but there's also a standard trope that's being rolled out all of the problems here in france taxes p

in yemen in the port city of kut. in the aerial bombardment days after u.n. troops was reached it comes as a new report says the number of those killed in the conflict has been grossly underestimated. and in the stories that shaped the week take acid and violence amongst the fifth consecutive weekend of yellow vests protests the french president had called on demonstrators not to take to the streets after a terror attack in styles but. mostly . people were killed and a dozen injured in attack when i government open fire on a crowded christmas market the suspect was later killed by police. thank you place as developments and i look back at the last seven days you're watching in the weekly here a lot international with me at. the program clashes have erupted in the capital today after more than five thousand demonstrators gathered for an anti migrant protest. was. i. i i i and sixteen the buildings police used more to come in and take ons to post and the demonstration comes in the same week and signed up to the un my question to that document was agreed by more

despite the reports of explosions and sporadic fighting yemenis in and around the besieged port city are for now at least feeling some small semblance of hope. but. once again turkish media has leaks images of the saudi suspects accused of murdering journalist somalis. and the fight is appear to show the cycle hit arriving at the saudi colossal in istanbul where his son was killed it's all about us. walking through istanbul airport dressed casually dragging suitcases the suspected saudi hit team arrived for the mission new photos leaked to turkish media showed them arriving at the saudi consul general's residence in istanbul the faucheux time stamped eleven zero eight on the second of october the day jamal khashoggi was killed at the same time others into the consulate this is from the same camera that captured the final images of. the saudi journalist entered through the same doors two always later at one fourteen pm there is about three thousand five hundred hours of footage that the investigators are actually looking into saw due to the fact that this is taking time and there is n

all the two sides in yemen civil war have agreed to a cease fire in the port city of data at un sponsored peace talks in sweden today human secretary general. shook hands on the deal with yemen's foreign minister and a top who's the rebel leader. well this round of talks is all the establishment of humanitarian corridors and the deployment of neutral forces and the next round of talks is scheduled for january the city of data on the red sea is a vital interest point for humanitarian aid which is needed by millions of yemenis and has seen some of the worst fighting in the civil war which began four years ago alisa grundy is the un's humanitarian coordinator in yemen's capital sanaa she told the w. about the significance of this ceasefire deal with two hundred thousand civilians who have remained in two days and throughout are now free from the daily fear of shelling and airstrikes and bombardment and we're also relieved because the port of creative which is the lifeline for northern even will be open and secure and functional right now there are twenty million people in yemen who are hungr

to leave the port city during talks. need barker reports. arriving in aden the head of a united nations monitoring mission patrick is a retired dutch general with experience of some of the world's worst conflicts the t r c sri lanka and cambodia other members of the un team touched down in yemen's capital sanaa the group will be heading to the strategic port city of the day where they're tasked with monitoring a fragile cease fire and overseeing the vital reopening of the port a gateway for food and aid supplies into a country where millions of people are in desperate need of both. the general for sure has an expertise in this domain and we know that he will meet with the other side very soon after that god willing the mission of the observers and head data will start. in her day her life is returning to the city streets the ceasefire between saudi u.a.e. backed government forces and hutu rebels is seen as the first significant breakthrough in peace efforts since the war started in twenty fourteen and. we look forward to the ceasefire we hop

team is arrived in yemen's rebel held capital sanaa traveled there from the southern port city of agent where they met government representatives from sana is expected to go into his data to monitor the withdrawal of the warring sides full says they promise to leave the port city during. in sweet. tribute support in for the former leader of britain's liberal democrat party paddy ashdown who's died at the age of seventy seven after a short illness the former soldier turned politician also worked to uncover war crimes committed during the conflict in yugoslavia has had a gun as more of his life and legacy. he was a towering force and british politics credited with making the liberal democrats britain's third biggest party shot of his the ashdown a conviction politician he devoted himself tirelessly to centrist politics for more than a decade and was admired across the political spectrum for his powerful oratory is it not now perfectly clear that what the government has to offer the country is not a continuation of the cure it's more of a poison born in india and raised in northern ireland

you have reached an agreement on the day the port city which will see a move to really point of forces from the port and the city and the establishment of a guard order it a governor it wide ceasefires the u.n. will play a leading role in the ports and this will facilitate humanitarian access in the floorboards to the civilian population and it will improve the living conditions for millions of yemenis the talks in the swedish castle had lasted seven days some of the language in the deal they produced seems vague and there are many details still to be resolved trust between the two sides is clearly lacking both made it clear they don't abide by the deal if their opponents did too. low that we can look at two agreements signed serious effort has been taken firstly the release of prisoners and those that have been forcibly abducted and the other agreement is they had a disagreement but these are virtual agreements we are assuming that the other party will withdraw and will release the prisoners and again we have a lot.

city that's both a battleground and a vital lifeline for millions most of yemen's food and medicine passes through there and the u.n. wants a cease fire albert reports from rimbaud in sweden. so it was a rare moment of agreement yet many rivals engaging in friendly chat before the start of talk that this is the first time that says to thousand and sixteen. u.n. envoy barton griffiths has praised a prisoner swap deal agreed between the two sides but said the political process to and the war will take time because institutions are various. the fragmentation of a country. is normally so. we must work. before we lose control of the future of europe the earth is who control most of yemen said they were willing to make concessions hoping the talks in stockholm would lead to a comprehensive peace plan. we hope the other parts a serious this time the humanitarian and security situation require all of us to come together and seek a solution we really wanted a zero the prisoners exchange deal is a small step forward in a complex political reality most of these government representatives live

at least twelve people have died in the latest outbreak of violence around yemen's port city of data. has been heavy fighting between with the rebels and government forces before a crucial cease fire is due to come into force on choose day. sudan's president omar al bashir has visited the syrian capital damascus becoming the first arab leader to do so since the start of the war in two thousand and eleven he was warmly greeted by president assad at the airport following his arrival. and thousands of people have been protesting in hungary's capital budapest against controversial new laws passed by the right wing government. include a hike on working hours which critics have dubbed the slave law. will mount rama wickramasinghe now has been reappointed as the country's prime minister nearly two months after his dismissal set off a political crisis that paralyzed the country to the office before president my trip on a serious senate the man who sacked him in elfin and as has more from colombia. each. one of the commission has sworn in as prime minister by the president who sacked him fifty

despite the reports of explosions and sporadic fighting yemenis in and around the besieged port city are for now at least feeling some small semblance of hope. a yemeni woman is on her way to the u.s. to see her dying son and for a year long legal battle she's been prevented from seeing her son because of a travel ban on people from yemen and four other mainly muslim countries as well as north korea and venezuela the two year old boy is an american citizen with a rare brain disorder the u.s. granted her a visa after a civil rights group took the case to court. an official from the electoral commission in the democratic republic of congo says sunday's elections might be delayed because of technical difficulties now on whether the police fired tear gas at a crowd of rock throwing supporters of the opposition presidential candidate martin for you know in the capital kinshasa the violence came after a ban by the city government on all political gatherings melcombe where more now on the uncertainty surrounding sunday's poll. an official from the electoral commission has said that it is no

you have reached an agreement on the day the port and city which will see a little really points of forces from the port and the system. and the establishment of a gun or date of government it white ceasefires the un will play a leading role in the ports and these will facilitate the many tend in excess of the flow of goods to the civilian population and it will improve the living conditions for millions of yemenis. well joining me now is lisa grundy she is president humanitarian coordinator for the united nations also responsible for the republic of yemen in sanaa is gone it's good to have you back on the show we know that united nations secretary general antonio terrace he's announced a cease fire and has been agreed to for the port city of her data how surprised are you at what appears to be sudden progress after four years of war were very relieved that the fire has been agreed by the party to the conflict after six months of nearly fifty three bombardment the date of what's been done that he'd been brought to. the fire changes all of that the two hundred thousand people who are still

a scramble to get much needed aid into yemen but as it is but as it arrives in the main port city there is more fighting despite a cease fire deal. hello i'm adrian from again this is our zero live from doha also coming up stepping down sri lanka's prime minister mahinda rajapaksa is resigning just weeks after his appointment which led to a political crisis. straight here recognizes west jerusalem as the capital of israel but stopped short of moving its embassy. and taking its case to the u.n. serbia seeks an emergency meeting after a controversial vote in kosovo is parliament which it says could lead to an armed intervention. there are reports of fighting on the outskirts of what data just a day after yemen's warring factions agreed to a ceasefire in the port city earlier aid agencies took advantage of the truce to distribute desperately needed food and supplies more than three thousand possibles was sent to the data huth the rebels in the yemeni government reached the truce during talks in sweden on thursday. you know at about an hour the presence of our delegation in sweden was very

city of had data. the rebels and saudi backed government forces have been fighting south and east of her data throughout saturday night and into sunday afternoon a un broken ceasefire deal comes into effect on choose day to day the process is about seventy percent of the country's food aid and other imports and the u.n. secretary general has warned that much worse lies in store for yemen unless its warring sides reach a peace deal he said the number of people needing aid will continue to rise if there's no end to the conflict. declaration of feminine is a technical declaration that relates to a number of indicators. and sometimes people think that the fact that feminism not that liberated doesn't that means that people are not suffering no there is a high level of hunger in yemen we are supporting eight million people with food in yemen and we assume that if the humanitarian situation does not improve will be supporting forty million people next year and there is indeed how you get in yemen that is ext

you have reached an agreement on the day the port and city which will see a little redeployment of forces from the port and the sixty and the establishment of a gun or date a governorate white ceasefires the un will play a leading role in the ports and these will facilitate the many teddie in excess of the flow of goods to the civilian population and it will improve the living conditions for millions of yemenis we're joining me now is lisa grundy she is resident humanitarian coordinator for the united nations also responsible for the republic of yemen in sanaa is gone it's good to have you back on the show we know that united nations secretary general antonio terrace he's announced the cease fire and has been agreed to for the port city of data how surprised are you at what appears to be sudden progress after four years of war. we're very relieved ceasefire has been agreed by the parties to the conflict after six months of nearly daily bombardment to date it was a sign that he has been brought to the ceasefire changes all of that the two hundred thousand people who are still in the city n